The GDP Payoff of Additional Oil Pipeline Capacity
A report with Studio.Energy: Expanding Canada’s oil pipeline capacity could add $30B+ to annual real GDP and create 110,000+ jobs.
The Twenty-Four Seven by ATB
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Chart of the Week
Chart of the Week: Paused - GDP in Canada
Hot off the digital press this morning comes the national GDP report for August alongside a preliminary reading for September. Economic activity stalled in August, with a majority of industries contracting. An improvement in retail and manufacturing activity was overshadowed by pullbacks in public administration and wholesale trade.
More importantly, real GDP growth in the third quarter is tracking around 1.3% (annualized), less than half the Q2 pace and falling below the Bank of Canada's latest estimate of 2.0%. Today’s report aligns with our September forecast for annual growth to reach roughly 0.9% for this year.
Currently stalled economic activity reinforces the case for the Bank of Canada to proceed carefully following this week's rate increase.
Economic Insights Focused on Alberta's Economy
ATB’s team of economists make sense of the latest data and trends in daily insights delivered right to your inbox.
THE TWENTY-FOUR (daily)
Retail sales, the unemployment rate, population growth, inflation, international trade—these are just a few of the economic trends the team makes sense of in ATB’s daily insights.
Relatively speaking
The Bank of Canada’s latest economic forecast for Canada
Taking a hike
Bank of Canada announces interest rate increase
The name's bond
A look into how interest changes and bond yields impact borrowing costs
THE SEVEN (weekly)
A review of the key economic highlights of the week impacting Alberta.
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On the ground
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